izmene

Romanian

Etymology

Plural of izmană, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic измѣна (izměna), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *měniti (“to change”). Compare Serbo-Croatian izmena (“change”). For the semantic evolution from "change", compare Italian mutande.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [izmenˈe]

Noun

izmene f pl (plural only)

1. underwear, underpants, undergarments, drawers

   Synonyms: chiloți m, indispensabili m pl

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Declension

plural only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	izmene	izmenele
genitive-dative	izmene	izmenelor
vocative	izmenelor

Further reading

• izmene in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)